US EditionRoyals will build a $1.9B downtown KC ballpark as part of a $3B project with Hallmark Cards
The $1.9 billion ballpark is part of an 85-acre mixed-use project that Royals leaders said will create 20,000 construction jobs.
- On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, the Kansas City Royals announced plans for a new $3 billion downtown stadium at Crown Center in partnership with Hallmark Cards, featuring an 85-acre mixed-use development.
- This announcement arrives two years after Kansas City voters rejected a stadium funding bill by 58%, prompting the team to seek a new home to replace Kauffman Stadium, baseball's fifth-oldest venue.
- Approximately one-third of the $3 billion project will be funded by public dollars, including $600 million in city bonds and about $400 million from the state of Missouri.
- Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas pledged the project will create 20,000 construction jobs and 1,000 game-day positions, while Hallmark will relocate its global headquarters within Crown Center.
- Officials hope the new stadium will be ready for the 2030 season, fulfilling the vision of founder Ewing Kauffman to keep the team in Kansas City and benefit his hometown.
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Royals Plan Downtown Stadium
The Kansas City Royals are moving from their longtime home at Kauffman Stadium to the downtown Crown Center area, partnering with Hallmark Cards on a $3 billion project that includes a mixed-used development with a new ballpark as its centerpiece. While the master plan has yet to be completed, owner...
The Kansas City Royals are betting $3B on downtown in partnership with Hallmark
The Kansas City Royals are moving from their longtime home at Kauffman Stadium to the downtown Crown Center area, partnering with Hallmark Cards on a $3 billion project that includes a mixed-used development with a new ballpark as its centerpiece. Royals owner John Sherman was joined by Hallmark chairman Don Hall Jr., Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, along with other local and state dignitaries, in making the announc…
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